"Judging from Merlin's bounty mission, he is very aware that we are conducting research as a group. I'm just curious about how the Magic Coin will be distributed and in whose wallets it will be sent?"

"Of course, they will directly give us the cosmological coordinates that conform to the Hayfir algorithm."

"If we can complete all of his bounty missions, then he will have to give out thousands of magic coins, which means that he has the coordinates of thousands of planets that may have intelligent life."

"Isn't it normal for there to be thousands of planets in the universe that might harbor intelligent life? Do you really believe that the Earth, as portrayed by the media, is unique?"

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant. I meant Merlin, or rather, the civilization behind Merlin knows about so many planets that might harbor intelligent life. So how big is the boundary of their control? Is it the size of the Milky Way, or the Orion Arm? The Oort Cloud?"

"You're overthinking it. Merlin alone needed us to calculate a universal rule for cosmic time, which shows that they haven't mastered the technology for ultra-long-distance interstellar travel. These thousands of coordinates were calculated using the Haber algorithm."

"What's the point of building an underwater city? It's worth 500 Magic Coins, which is probably the most expensive technology involved."

"Although it is about the construction technology of underwater cities, it certainly includes countless sub-items. Just like when we developed the technology to land on the moon, the legacy of these technologies eventually led to the Internet revolution. What is truly valuable may not be all the technologies. The combination of each sub-item with the existing technologies on Earth can unleash a completely new vitality."

“That makes sense. What I’m thinking about is that many of the planets we’ve observed that may harbor life have environments that are not as harsh as the ocean floor. This technology could help us build cities on other planets.”

"Mars City? What a fantastic concept."

"Science fiction is about to become reality."

"I just don't know which topic the higher-ups will choose as the starting point."

"I guess it's the Mars base and soul research; at least we can see hope for those in the short term."

After Simmons reported everything he had seen at the Magic Forum, the researchers at the Oak Ridge Institute discussed it extensively.

Merlin's technology far surpasses that of Earth, making his requests relatively easy to fulfill.

In fact, this was the result of Zheng Li's deliberate control. What was truly valuable to him was the essence of the soul and the conjectures related to the soul.

He needs the ideas of the Earthlings to inspire him; physical modification needs to be combined with the soul to improve his spellcasting ability.

It's not that simple organ implantation can enhance spellcasting ability, nor is it that simply adding more magical brains can improve spellcasting ability.

The mages of the Mage Alliance have always tried to understand the relationship between magic and the soul, hoping to find a theory to unify the two.

They had previously unified their soul, body, and will.

However, a strong will does not equate to strong spellcasting ability, nor does a high-strength soul equate to strong spellcasting ability.

The mage's physical transformation enhanced his magical abilities, but he only knew how, not why.

Therefore, Zheng Li has some understanding of the essence of the soul, but perhaps the Earthlings can offer some surprises.

As for the other fundamental theoretical questions, Zheng Li knew the answers; he just wanted to find some excuses to distribute the Demon Brain.

After all, the more people who master the Demon Brain, the greater the role that Earthlings can play.

On the contrary, Zheng Li didn't know how controlled nuclear fusion could be achieved. This wasn't his area of ​​expertise, and he hadn't spent magic stones to buy related knowledge back then.

Regarding space travel, he only knew the general idea of ​​how the Mage Alliance's spaceships were built, but he was also unclear about the specific technologies.

As for whether distributing the Demon Brain would pose a threat to Zheng Li, it can only be said that having a backdoor means being able to do whatever one wants.

Zheng Li can control all standard magical brains through the honeycomb magical brain. He can even disable these magical brains with a single thought, putting them into a dormant mode and turning them into ordinary cells in the human body.

Zheng Li hopes to use this opportunity to help the people of Earth enter the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

With the threat of nuclear weapons looming overhead, and at the same time, some people have given a very clear goal: a golden age that could last from a few decades to a few hundred years.

The duration of the Golden Age depends on when we enter the Interstellar Age.

Originally, 2022 was supposed to be the end of globalization in a substantial sense, meaning that the golden age that Earth had enjoyed for decades since the end of World War II was coming to an end, with turmoil becoming the norm and peace being rare.

Zheng Li attempted to prolong his life by unleashing a surge in productivity.

Each technological revolution disrupts the original distribution methods, and solidified classes begin to circulate again.

There is a large-scale opportunity for upward mobility among the lower classes.

Including the internet revolution in the first decade of the 20th century and the mobile internet in the latter decade, a large number of people in the industry have achieved upward social mobility.

As for the impact of the giant tornado that Zheng Li instigated on Earth, Zheng Li himself is not sure.

......

"Professor, how are you feeling?"

Wiles glanced at the contents of the magic forum before realizing his secretary was calling him.

“Great, I’ve never felt so good.”

"It's like stepping through a door, and a whole new world appears before me."

The blonde assistant asked, "You seemed a little distracted just now; I was worried something might be wrong."

A group of doctors in white coats surrounded him, their faces full of concern.

England has completely collapsed; even the doctors aren't wearing masks.

After carefully studying the contents of the magic forum, Wiles posted a thread on it:

"Is anyone there? I have some guesses I'd like to share with you all."

"I guess the number in the upper right corner is a serial number. My serial number is a two-digit number, which means that more than ten people on Blue Star have obtained the Magic Brain and entered the Magic Forum."

Wiles watched as his thoughts transformed into text and appeared in the editing interface of the magic forum.

He realized that this was top-notch brain-computer interface technology; his thoughts were transformed into signals that were accurately recognized by the "magic brain" and converted into text.

"If my guess is true, I hope everyone will reply below my post so we can count how many people there are."

"If our number exceeds ten, then we can exchange for the manufacturing methods and theoretical basis of biological storage, or the Light Magic and the Hand of Spells."

If our group exceeds twenty people, then we can exchange for the Magic Essence Analysis.

We can pool our Magic Coins and monetize them together.

"Humanity needs to cooperate. We need to acquire as much of Merlin's knowledge as possible, which is very important for Earth."

"There will never be such a good opportunity to achieve a technological leap, and there will never be such a good opportunity to realize the interstellar era."

Wiles, whose number was 11, was the last to arrive and became the first person to post on the magic forum besides Zheng Li.